Feb. 10, 2015 — Geoengineering, an emerging technology aimed at counteracting the effects of human-caused climate change, also has the potential to counteract political polarization over global warming, according to ... full story

Feb. 6, 2015 — The transfer of 31 million acres of land managed by the federal government to Utah would hinder public land management reforms and harm the state, according to a newly released ... full story

Jan. 22, 2015 — American conservatives think more like Asians, and liberals are the extreme Westerners in thought styles, new research suggests. The so-called "culture war," the lead author said, is an accurate if ... full story

Dec. 16, 2014 — People who occupy the extreme ends of the political spectrum, whether liberal or conservative, may be less influenced by outside information on a simple estimation task than political moderates, ... full story

Dec. 2, 2014 — Environmentalists dispirited by the Republicans’ dominance of the recent midterm elections can take heart: non-Tea Party Republicans’ views on science and environmental issues are closer to those ... full story

Dec. 1, 2014 — Scientists have presented the most comprehensive evidence to date that climate extremes such as droughts and record temperatures are failing to change people's minds about global ... full story

Nov. 25, 2014 — Barriers to the sharing of public health data hamper decision-making efforts on local, national and global levels, and stymie attempts to contain emerging global health threats, an international team ... full story

Virtual Body-Swapping Could Tackle Racial Bias

Reuters - Innovations Video Online (Feb. 16, 2015) — Psychologists in the UK are using virtual reality to immerse volunteers in a world where they inhabit a body other than their own, in a bid to see if racist attitudes can be reduced. Amy Pollock has more.
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Mar. 3, 2015 — Ebola remains a serious problem in parts of West Africa and the experiences in affected areas may provide lessons for future public health emergencies. A set of tools newly created may help identify ... full story

Feb. 24, 2015 — Republicans and Independents disapprove of neuroscience-informed criminal justice reforms when the reforms are seen as being too lenient with criminal defendants. When framed differently, however, ... full story

Feb. 24, 2015 — The tobacco industry deployed 'massive' third party lobbying to subvert revised European regulations on tobacco products, helped by regulatory reforms that seem to have made it easier for ... full story

Feb. 19, 2015 — Some governments have decided that health care is too important to leave to their health departments and have made health care a priority for all departments. The concept, called Health in All ... full story

Feb. 16, 2015 — Benefit principle taxes, such as a mileage tax, have the potential to replace fuel taxes and make up for falling revenues. But new research shows that, at best, only one in three Americans believe ... full story

Feb. 12, 2015 — In an attempt to address the significant problem of childhood obesity in the United States territory, Puerto Rican officials have proposed a $500 - $800 fine for parents whose children have obesity ... full story

Feb. 10, 2015 — Geoengineering, an emerging technology aimed at counteracting the effects of human-caused climate change, also has the potential to counteract political polarization over global warming, according to ... full story

Feb. 6, 2015 — The transfer of 31 million acres of land managed by the federal government to Utah would hinder public land management reforms and harm the state, according to a newly released ... full story

Feb. 2, 2015 — Confidence in government may play a key role in the public's willingness to get at least some vaccines, a new study suggests. The study found that people trusting the government's ability ... full story

Jan. 29, 2015 — Men in survey and experimental data were more likely than women to avoid cross-party political discussion, to judge political arguments based solely on what party is advancing them, and to form ... full story

Jan. 22, 2015 — American conservatives think more like Asians, and liberals are the extreme Westerners in thought styles, new research suggests. The so-called "culture war," the lead author said, is an ... full story

Jan. 13, 2015 — With many calling for policy reform to improve race problems in the US criminal justice system, new research suggests that the issue is less political and more behavioral. Researchers recommend ... full story

Dec. 16, 2014 — People who occupy the extreme ends of the political spectrum, whether liberal or conservative, may be less influenced by outside information on a simple estimation task than political moderates, ... full story

Dec. 12, 2014 — An interest in the gender gap between the representations of female candidates in US elections compared to their male counterparts led two University of Pittsburgh professors to take the issue into ... full story

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